Trump Claims Immunity from Suit

Not unlike former Pres. Bill Clinton, Pres. Trump has a reputation that will attract lawsuits. One such lawsuit filed by Summer Zervos, accuses the Celebrity Apprentice star of groping her when she was a contestant on his show. She accuses him of groping her and kissing her. She filed suit three days before Pres. Trump’s inauguration. She says he defamed her by denying her accusations. The President has claimed immunity. As some may recall, Pres. Clinton also tried to claim presidential immunity for a sexual harassment lawsuit, but he lost that claim. Ms. Zervos’ lawsuit, however is in state court. This time, the President is claiming immunity in state court, not in federal court. See Politico news report. We will see if that makes a difference.

I previously wrote about Ms. Zervos’ lawsuit here. Earlier, she offered to drop her lawsuit if the President would acknowledge the truth of her claims. Apparently, he decided not to take her up on her offer.